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(43) Date of publication: 22.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/17 (21) Application number: 18733776.1 (22) Date of filing: 15.06.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01M 8/1023(2016.01) H01M 8/106(2016.01) H01M 8/1067(2016.01) H01M 8/1018(2016.01) H01M 8/1039(2016.01) H01M 8/1062(2016.01) H01M 8/1053(2016.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/037777 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/232254 (20.12.2018 Gazette 2018/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 15.06.2017 WO PCT/US2017/037595 (71) Applicants: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Newark, DE 19711 (US) W.L. Gore & Associates, Co., Ltd. Tokyo 108-0075 (JP)	(72) Inventors: SUZUKI, Takeyuki Minato-Ku Tokyo 108-0075 (JP) AGAPOV, Alexander Newark Delaware 19711 (US) EDMUNDSON, Mark Newark Delaware 19711 (US) (74) Representative: HGF Limited  Delta House 50 West Nile Street Glasgow G1 2NP 50 West Nile Street Glasgow G1 2NP (GB)